Alicante Province

Torrevieja sees population surges — adding 60 people a day as migrant regularisation drives record April intake

Torrevieja sees population surge — adding 60 people a day as migrant regularisation drives record April intake

TORREVIEJA’S population is continuing to grow with the local council claiming it is now at over 113,000 people- based on municipal padron numbers. During the

13 May, 2026 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Man lies about discovering body dumped in tunnel by motorway exit after beating victim to death at his Costa Blanca home

A MOROCCAN man, 53, has been arrested for beating a friend to death with a garden hoe at his Pilar de la Horadada home. He

12 May, 2026 @ 11:36

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man keeps girlfriend captive and threatens to post 'intimate' images if she left their Costa Blanca home

Man keeps girlfriend captive and threatens to distribute ‘intimate’ images if she left their Costa Blanca home

A WOMAN fled her Costa Blanca home on Sunday after being confined indoors by her partner since late April. He threatened to send intimate images

11 May, 2026 @ 16:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

New raids on Benidorm 'English Zone' bars and clubs with one business lacking insurance

Fresh raids launched on Benidorm ‘English Zone’ bars and clubs – with one popular spot punished for improper insurance

FRESH police raids were executed in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ on Thursday with two premises visited in an ongoing push against drug trafficking and other infractions.

8 May, 2026 @ 16:20

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm is Europe’s first city to launch game on video platform used daily by 150 million players

BENIDORM has become the first European destination and only the third in the world- behind Singapore and Tokyo- to have its own dedicated video game

8 May, 2026 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm's 'English Zone' sees 80 arrests over drug trafficking in bars and clubs

Bar owners in Benidorm’s English Zone ‘used walkie-talkies and secret lookouts to protect drug dens’ as 80 arrested

80 PEOPLE have been arrested in Benidorm for drug trafficking in a massive police sweep of bars and clubs in the city’s so-called English Zone.

4 May, 2026 @ 15:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Off-duty policeman stops drunk British man, 74, beating up his wife inside their Costa Blanca holiday home

Off-duty policeman stops drunk British man, 74, beating up his wife inside Costa Blanca holiday home

AN OFF-DUTY Policia Nacional officer intervened in Denia to stop a 74-year-old British man from beating up his wife. The policeman heard screaming coming from

4 May, 2026 @ 10:46

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

British fugitive ‘on the run’ for drug trafficking and money laundering is arrested in Benidorm

A BRITISH fugitive on the run from Lancashire police for two years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. The 32-year-old man was

4 May, 2026 @ 10:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Luxury watch robbers arrested in Costa Blanca holiday hotspot after Benidorm, Madrid, and Puerto Banus thefts

FIVE members of a luxury watch robbery gang operating across Spain have been arrested at tourist apartments in the Calpe area of the Costa Blanca.

30 Apr, 2026 @ 12:12

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga

Horror in Torrevieja as drugged up man ‘smashes ex-partner’s cat to death against a wall’ as angry mob forms to confront him

A MAN under the influence of alcohol and drugs has been arrested for kicking a cat to death in the middle of a Torrevieja street

29 Apr, 2026 @ 11:05

Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Costa Blanca property prices soar by average of 12.9% in first three months of 2026

HOUSE prices rose by an average of 12.9% in Alicante province during the first quarter of 2026, according to real estate appraisal company Gesvalt Tasaciones.

28 Apr, 2026 @ 11:56

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Valencian Community

Woman, 77, dies following fire at house owned by ‘English-speaking’ couple on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 77-YEAR-OLD woman has died after a house fire on the Orihuela Costa on Saturday night. Three others needed treatment at Torrevieja Hospital after inhaling

27 Apr, 2026 @ 10:38

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

400 goldfinches stuffed into cages are rescued by police from van in Spain- en route to France

Hundreds of goldfinches stuffed into cages for sale on black market are rescued by police in Spain

SOME 400 parva goldfinches crammed into cages in a van have been rescued by the Policia Nacional in the Orihuela area of Alicante province. Sadly,

22 Apr, 2026 @ 16:15

Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Latest in series of Costa Blanca street shootings sees man gunned down in Torrevieja beach area

Latest Costa Blanca street shooting sees man gunned down in Torrevieja beach area

A MAN, 25, was shot dead in a Torrevieja street on Saturday night. Gunshots were heard by residents at around 10.30pm on Calle Bergantin in

20 Apr, 2026 @ 10:29

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Three Irish cyclists ‘seriously injured’ after car ploughs into them on popular Costa Blanca scenic route

THREE Irish cyclists were seriously injured on Wednesday after being struck by a car on a popular tourist route in the south of Alicante province.

9 Apr, 2026 @ 11:47

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British tourist died in Costa Blanca hospital after taking drugs before flight to Spain

A BRITISH tourist died five days after taking drugs before his flight to Alicante-Elche airport in February 2025. An inquest ruled that Paul Williams Jones,

2 Apr, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm ‘English Zone’ pubs and clubs raided for selling drugs – at least 50 people arrested

AT LEAST 50 people have been arrested in a massive police operation against drug trafficking in pubs and clubs operating in Benidorm’s popular ‘English Zone’.

30 Mar, 2026 @ 09:54

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Girl, 17, dies from meningitis in Costa Blanca hospital as search takes place to trace her recent contacts

A 17-YEAR-OLD girl died on Monday from meningitis after being admitted to Denia Hospital with ‘symptoms compatible’ with the disease. The cause of death was

25 Mar, 2026 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Ukrainian man, 43, arrested in Alicante in plot to spy on drone manufacturers in Germany

Ukrainian man, 43, arrested in Alicante in plot to spy on drone manufacturer in Germany

A UKRAINIAN spy working for Russia who carried out surveillance on a drone maker in Germany has been arrested in Alicante province. The arrest was

25 Mar, 2026 @ 12:07

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

British tourists made up over half of Benidorm's hotel bookings during early March in something 'not seen for a long time'

British tourists make up over half of Benidorm’s hotel bookings in something ‘not seen for a long time’

BRITISH tourists helped Benidorm’s hotels boost their occupancy rates to 77.9% in the first half of March- up by 0.7% on a year ago. The

19 Mar, 2026 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

British woman 'went our of her mind due to abuse' and strangled Benidorm flatmate with vacuum cleaner cord

British woman ‘went out of her mind due to abuse’ and strangled Benidorm flatmate with vacuum cleaner cord, court hears

A BRITISH woman has made her first court statement- six months after being arrested by the Policia Nacional for strangling her Benidorm flatmate with a

18 Mar, 2026 @ 12:02

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm tattoo parlour in resort’s ‘English Zone’ raided for selling cocaine

A BENIDORM tattoo parlour has been raided by the Policia Nacional for selling cocaine. The business is located in the resort’s busy ‘English Zone’. A

18 Mar, 2026 @ 11:09

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm council avoids bankruptcy by agreeing to land compensation deal costing at least €500 million over 30 years

BENIDORM council has approved a deal to stave off possible bankruptcy over a land compensation award. €283 million plus interest was granted by the Valencian

17 Mar, 2026 @ 15:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca carer steals safe containing €100k of jewellery and gold bars from elderly hospitalised client before flying out of Spain

Costa Blanca carer steals safe crammed with jewellery and gold bars from elderly man before fleeing Spain

A CAREGIVER has fled Spain after organising a home robbery of her elderly client at his Sant Joan d’Alacant home. Five people helped to clear

17 Mar, 2026 @ 13:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca tragedy: Man, 28, dies after plunging down cliff while trying to retrieve dropped glasses

A 28-YEAR-OLD man died after falling more than ten metres from an Orihuela Costa cliff while trying to retrieve a dropped pair of glasses. The

17 Mar, 2026 @ 11:05

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Gang stole high-end cars on the Costa Blanca which they sold abroad with false plates and chassis numbers

FOUR Belarus men have been arrested and jailed for stealing cars on the Costa Blanca and selling them abroad. The Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional

11 Mar, 2026 @ 13:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Torrevieja sees population surge — adding 60 people a day as migrant regularisation drives record April intake

Man lies about discovering body dumped in tunnel by motorway exit after beating victim to death at his Costa Blanca home

Man keeps girlfriend captive and threatens to distribute ‘intimate’ images if she left their Costa Blanca home

Fresh raids launched on Benidorm ‘English Zone’ bars and clubs – with one popular spot punished for improper insurance

Benidorm is Europe’s first city to launch game on video platform used daily by 150 million players

Bar owners in Benidorm’s English Zone ‘used walkie-talkies and secret lookouts to protect drug dens’ as 80 arrested

Off-duty policeman stops drunk British man, 74, beating up his wife inside Costa Blanca holiday home

British fugitive ‘on the run’ for drug trafficking and money laundering is arrested in Benidorm

Luxury watch robbers arrested in Costa Blanca holiday hotspot after Benidorm, Madrid, and Puerto Banus thefts

Horror in Torrevieja as drugged up man ‘smashes ex-partner’s cat to death against a wall’ as angry mob forms to confront him

Costa Blanca property prices soar by average of 12.9% in first three months of 2026

Woman, 77, dies following fire at house owned by ‘English-speaking’ couple on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Hundreds of goldfinches stuffed into cages for sale on black market are rescued by police in Spain

Latest Costa Blanca street shooting sees man gunned down in Torrevieja beach area

Three Irish cyclists ‘seriously injured’ after car ploughs into them on popular Costa Blanca scenic route

British tourist died in Costa Blanca hospital after taking drugs before flight to Spain

Benidorm ‘English Zone’ pubs and clubs raided for selling drugs – at least 50 people arrested

Girl, 17, dies from meningitis in Costa Blanca hospital as search takes place to trace her recent contacts

Ukrainian man, 43, arrested in Alicante in plot to spy on drone manufacturer in Germany

British tourists make up over half of Benidorm’s hotel bookings in something ‘not seen for a long time’

British woman ‘went out of her mind due to abuse’ and strangled Benidorm flatmate with vacuum cleaner cord, court hears

Benidorm tattoo parlour in resort’s ‘English Zone’ raided for selling cocaine

Benidorm council avoids bankruptcy by agreeing to land compensation deal costing at least €500 million over 30 years

Costa Blanca carer steals safe crammed with jewellery and gold bars from elderly man before fleeing Spain

Costa Blanca tragedy: Man, 28, dies after plunging down cliff while trying to retrieve dropped glasses

Gang stole high-end cars on the Costa Blanca which they sold abroad with false plates and chassis numbers

Bad news for electricity and natural gas users in Spain as temporary tax cuts on bills will end soon

Pedro Sanchez to visit Pope Leo at the Vatican this month before historic papal visit to Spain

Britain’s 12 most wanted fugitives in Spain: The murderers, fraudsters and drug traffickers hiding out in expat communities

Six weeks of roadworks along Marbella junctions of AP-7 have begun — here are the dates and times to avoid

Calls for crackdown on reckless drivers around Marbella’s Golden Mile who make ‘dangerous U-turns and swerve across multiple lanes’

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